Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-23

can precincts, but he had reason to be-
lieve he would receive considerable ne
gro vote there. There was telephone
communication between Brennan AMI
Chappell Hill, but he did not avail him
self of 1t. Witness was asked with re-
gard to kilograms he sent on election
day. He admitted he had caused one
to be sent, and then remembered ne had
also sent one himself. This was ad-
dressed to d. D. Bolton, father of Devices
Bolton, who was killed at Flewellyu. D
d. Bolton was 8 fellow candidate on the
Peoples ticket with Judge Kirk. To the
best of witness recollection, his tele-
gram was to the effect that "things
looked bad" at Brennan. He would
not swear that was all, but
to the best of his knowl-
edge and belief it was. He did
not remember that the words edo your
work" were added. To the very best of
his recollection they were not Exami-
nation upon this point became very ear
nest and Senator Spooner's questions
were put with great rapidity and in every
conceivable form to elicit a posi-
tive declaration one way or the other
The witness finally said he was not posi-
tive that he did not send such tele-
gram.
Mr.. Spooner with severity)-"Are you
willing to have those produced?"
| Witness-"If the committee has them"
Mr.. Spooner placing before the wit
ness 8 pad of paper -"Well, sir, have you
any objection to writing an order to the
Western Union Telegraph Company to
deliver up these kilograms 2"
Witness think the committee can
write that note if they want to do it.''
"You are not ANXIOUS then to have the
committee get them?"
Senator Eustis (nterrupting) -"I
would certainly not advise the witness to
do it''
Witness-"The committee has process
and can"
Mr.. Spooner-''We will take care of
that branch of the case"
| In respect to the citizens meeting st
Brennan, the witness described his
eral times to speak and did
| if certain men, naming Hack worth, Moore,
G. Potter, Lockett and ScheutZ, did
not cease their course of action, com
mittee should be formed to visit them
and request them to leave the county.
the passions of the colored people against
the whites. The witness had been in
| formed that Potter had declared himself
| in favor of arming the negroes to snoot
he white men at the ballot box. Potter
had since disavowed this, but the witness
did not know at the time, he only knew
| Bolton had been killed. Others were Of
! fensive in their speeches, or rather not
| in no in far
were in the habit of applGuding what the
negroes said in their own speeches.
Descending to particulars, in reply to
questions, the witness cited the case of
colored man who had said 10 his fol-
lowers: "You can't eat with the whites
or sleep with them, why do you want to
vote with them?"
This had been laughed at aud applaud
! ed to the echo by some Of the white Re-
publicans named. The witness had been
| lied about at these meetings and was of
| ten denied the privilege of meeting false
called by the negroes, but
not the right to make false
statements about him, and deny him the
right to be heard in reply At one meet
lag he told the white Republicans he was
determined to be heard if he remained
there a week. As consequence the
leaders took the band and marched their
meeting to another place while Kirk
addressed those who remained to listen.
The peoples ticket was formed because
since the days of reconstruction taxes
hsd been excessive and the defaications
OF Republican officials large. The
white leaders attempted to intimidate
the negroes TO voting the Republican
ticket and brought special influence to
bear upon those who wanted to support
the peoples ticket. No grand Jury had
been in session since the hanging OF the
negroes and none would be till March.
X. p. Hackworth, brother of the princl
pal memorialist and Republican Justice
of the pesce who held the inquest over the
dead bodies of the negroes had full power
to investigate their hanging, and
as much right to summon wit
nesses anu to inquire into the case as
the County Judge or grand Jury.
There was 8 general belief among the
white people that the negroes had been
advised to 90 armed to the polls and
Ed Lockett and Glider had given
that advice. AS soon as it was
known that Bolton was killed, these two
men disappeared and could not be found. |
There was 8 process out for them. EX-
cltement prevailed on account of the re-
ports that there would be negro uprisings
and Instructions, and while many did |
not believe the reports they became sp- |
prehensive for the killing of Bolton. a'1n |
consequence OF these reports the sheriff !
and q posse went from Bre1ham to the |
scene of the disturbance.
tAnd found there was nothing what !
ever in the reports" interjected Mr.. !
Spooner.
81 believe he found there was no up !
rising" replied the witness.
Coming down to the matter of the cab !
sent to various psrties, the witness testi- |
fed to receiving such letter and to be- |
ing shown others. The witness /
received the following addressed to !
hims You are hereby notified thatsou !
are to be shot on the first favorable op- |
portunity presented. You are the insti- .
gator of ali the trouble in the county for |
to die you shall before many suns rise and /
set. If it is not done by one way, it can !
be by another. This is no bluff, but
facts. Others may surely follow you to
your fate.
81 Signed JUSTICE"
Bob Sloan, a negro supporter of Wigs,
received fha f0llouvi1r. sEDaa- cir. We I!